Egg-holder.



P. L. LAZARUS.

EGG HOLDER. APPLIICATIQN FILED MAR. 4. 1915.

', 1 88, 662 Patented June 27, 1916.

PETER L. LAZARUS, OF IGHITA, KANSAS.

EGG-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 27, 1916.

Application filed. March 4, 1915. Serial No. 12,039.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER L. LAzARUs, a citizen of the United States, residing at lVichita, in the county of Sedgwick and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Egg-Holder, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to holders for eggs and the like, especially designed for use for protecting eggs from injury while being transported, one of the objects of the invention being to provide a rack of simple con-,

struction adapted to be engaged by opposite portions of a wrapper surrounding the egg or other article to be transported, whereby the said article is held out of contact with any portion of the container in which it is located, thus preventing injury.

A further object is to provide a holder of this character which is cheap to manufacture. is light and durable, and which is espe cially useful in connection with parcel post packages, express packages and the like, although it is to be understood that the same can likewise be employed in large crates and like containers.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shipping unit embodying the present improvements. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the bracket portion of the holder. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the bracket, an egg and its wrapper being shown in position.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a frame or bracket made out of light wire of sufficient stiffness, the same being preferably substantially rectangular and provided, at its ends, with loops or depressions 2 located directly opposite each other and at the centers of said ends. These loops are extended toward each other.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for A frame or bracket such as described is adapted to be used in connection with a housing 3 which can be cylindrical as shown in Fig. 1 or of any other desired contour, the frictional engagement of the side portions of the frame or bracket 1 with the wall of the container being sufiicient to prevent the said frame or bracket from slipping out of position accidentally.

When it is desired to mount an egg Within the container 3, said egg is placed in a wrapper of tissue paper or the like, the end portions of the wrapper being twisted to gether as at 4. The wrapped egg is then placed inside of the frame or bracket 1" after which the twisted end portions 4: are forced into the loops or depressions 2 with the result that the egg or other article is held suspended in its wrapper and within the frame. The said frame or bracket 1 is then inserted into the container 3 which will be snugly engaged thereby and, obviously, the supported article will thus be held out of contact with all portions of the container 3 so that even though the container should be subjected to rough usage, the chance of injury to the supported articles is remote.

A number of units such as shown in Fig. 1 may be assembled in a box or crate used for shipping purposes.

Although the structure is especially designed for use as an egg holder, various other articles which are easily injuredwhile being transported, could be placed advantagcously in a holder such as described.

What is claimed is The combination wlth a contalner, of a frame formed of wire and detachably mounted withln the contalner, the wall of the container constituting means for centering the frame within the container, said frame having loops extending toward each other from the centers of the ends of the frame, said loops constituting clips for receiving and holding the twisted ends of an article holding wrapper arranged within the frame.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WVitnesses 1. Lemma, ELLA HADLEY.

five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of intents,- Washington, D. 0.

PETER L. LAZARUS. 

